File B1986-0064 - Wilson, John Tuzo (oral history)

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UTA 5001-B1986-0064

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Wilson, John Tuzo (oral history)

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  • 15 Aug 1983 (Creation)

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3 reel-to-reel tapes and 3 cassettes (79 mins.)

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(1908-1993)

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Professor of Geophysics; Principal, Erindale College, University of Toronto.

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Oral history interview with Professor J. Tuzo Wilson conducted by Paul A. Bator; includes log. Commences with early education through to his principalship of Erindale College. Focusses on the period 1926-1976, his undergraduate education in physics and geology at the University of Toronto. Discusses the Dept. of Physics, faculty, curricula, student activities at Trinity College, his involvement with international scientific organizations, and Erindale College.

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      B1986-0064

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